Bestselling author Stephen King has asked Republican voters to "hold your nose" and cast a ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris in November.

The critically acclaimed "King of Horror," who is often vocal about his political views online, has been a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump in recent years. King wrote in his post to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday that Trump was "dangerous" to elect back into the White House, and called the former president "a child."

"Republicans: If you have to hold your nose to vote for Harris, please do so," read King's post. "Trump is dangerous; a child doing a tantrum. There's only one adult in this contest. It's Harris."

A handful of users agreed with King's sentiment, including Denison Barb, who responded to the author's post, "The Trump experiment failed the first time. Lets move forward and not backwards. Kamala Harris 2024!"

Others spoke up in support of Trump. Online personality Stefen Anderson responded to King, "? Uh no.. We're voting Trump.. Sorry Stephen Queen."

Another user wrote, "Are you stupid? We are all watching the democrats destroy the country right before our eyes. You have made a deal with the devil and you are a pathetic loser."

King's comment comes a day after Trump received widespread backlash for his appearance at the National Association for Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago, during which the former president showed hostility to the journalists who hosted him for a Q&A session. Trump also made comments questioning Harris' racial heritage, accusing her of happening to "turn Black." Harris is the first female, Black and Asian American to serve as vice president.

"She was always of Indian heritage, and she was always only promoting Indian heritage," Trump said at the event. "I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black. So I don't know. Is she Indian or is she Black?"

Several supporters of Harris have ripped Trump for his comments on the vice president's ethnicity. Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, reported to be on Harris' shortlist for a potential running mate, told CNN Wednesday evening that the former president's comments were "the reaction of a desperate and scared old man."

King said in a post to X on Wednesday that Trump "screwed the pooch" at the NABJ event.

"His supporters don't care (many won't even know), and Trump himself doesn't care," King added. "All he wants is to yank back the spotlight from Kamala Harris to where it belongs: him."

Newsweek on Thursday night reached out to Trump's campaign seeking comment on his statements at the NABJ convention.